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- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
the act of confessing; admission; avowal.
Overcome with guilt, she went to the police and made a confession.They'd been friends a long time, so he was surprised at her confession of love.- synonyms:
- admission, avowal, profession
- similar words:
- acknowledgment, affirmation, declaration, disclosure, revelation
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| definition 2: |
the act or event of admitting one's sins before a priest.
During confession, the girl told the priest that she'd lied to her mother.He goes regularly to confession.- similar words:
- acknowledgment, admission, declaration, profession
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| definition 3: |
something that has been confessed.
The police read aloud the suspect's confession to the murder.His confession that he'd plagiarized caused his expulsion from the college.- similar words:
- admission, disclosure, statement
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| definition 4: |
a formal avowal of faith in church doctrine.
The church service ends with a confession of faith.- synonyms:
- profession
- similar words:
- affirmation, avowal
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| related words: |
apology |
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